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International Pastime: Bob Horner Swallows Beer With the Swallows

International Pastime will look at baseball's influence outside the U.S.Yes folks, that's former Braves slugger Bob Horner in a beer commercial in Japan. It's a 1987 commercial from Horner's only season with the Yakult Swallows, and apparently he drank a lot of beer. Seriously, did you see how many cans he was holding? If...

International Pastime: Bobby Valentine Is Dancing in Japan

The music? It's a Japanese band called DEEN. The guy in the blue dazzling us with his dance moves? That's Bobby Valentine. Yes, that Bobby Valentine. After making his name managing the Rangers and the Mets over here in the states, Valentine is currently the skipper of the Chiba Lotte Marines across the pond in Japan...

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07/12/11 Iguchi's sacrifice fly helps Lotte top Seibu Source: The Japan Times Tadahito Iguchi hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, Yuki Karakawa limited the damage to one run in six frames and the Chiba Lotte Marines held off the Seibu Lions 2-1 on Tuesday night.